Matt Fitzpatrick’s new golf ranking after his playoff win over Scottie Scheffler at the RBC Heritage

Matt Fitzpatrick pleasantly surprised by new golf ranking

Fitzpatrick was made aware of his new ranking in the immediate aftermath of his latest win on the PGA Tour, having not yet realised his achievement.

When asked on Dan on Golf how it feels to be number three in the world, he said: “I didn’t know that. But yeah, that’s nice, really nice. Obviously feels great to get the reward there for the win.”

It’s a fantastic achievement from Fitzpatrick, whose stellar 2026 season also includes success at the Valspar Championship.

Fitzpatrick has now drawn Scheffler and McIlroy comparisons, and the duo may just be in his ranking sights, although that will be far from easy given their dominance in the sport for some time.

But he can take great confidence from having just beaten the American in a one-on-one battle, proving both his superb ability and impressive mental strength.

Fitzpatrick will, however, simply be taking his season one tournament at a time, with his focus already turning to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

He’ll therefore have very little time to celebrate his RBC Heritage title, with the 31-year-old set to be eyeing more success when he plays alongside his brother Alex Fitzpatrick at TPC Louisiana.

The new world number three is the highest-ranked player at the tournament this week, which also includes his European Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry, who is intriguingly competing with Brooks Koepka.

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